| Bruce Willis Is Back (by drahulrajjsd) |
| It's 12.30am over here in Malaysia, and yesterday was the premiere of Eli Roth's "Death Wish Movie," starring the legendary Bruce Willis. Now, firstly, I have not seen the original, but as a big fan of Eli Roth's horror movies, I had to watch it and I have to say, it's very well executed by Master of Horror, Eli Roth. It's a violent revenge action movie. It's no ordinary direct-to-video movie or overrated Hollywood movie. Most importantly, it's a movie that finally stars Bruce Willis as the main man, bringing back the action in the old school way. It also <more> |
| Ignore the critics backlash (by neilmalcom) |
| One only has to notice the difference between the critics ratings and user ratings to see there is a definite agenda to trash this movie as part of this sudden anti gun agenda in Hollywood. I'm often the first to ignore a movie based on poor critic ratings but am glad I looked past them to go see this. This movie is exactly what we all thought it would be: revenge based action flick with some wit scattered throughout. Bruce Willis nailed the lead role and Dean Norris was perfect as the detective trying to figure out just who this vigilante was. I'll address some of the critic <more> |
| Better than the original (by jaimegonzales210) |
| My kids made me go see this movie, and after watching it I was glad they did. The story different enough to make this one seem very "now", so comparing this movie to the 1974 original is really not fair to either movie. Bruce Willis is good, Elisabeth Shue is good, the detectives are good. The movie doesn't run long, is paced well and I liked the action. Movies are supposed to entertain and this one is entertaining.I remember seeing the original Death Wish in a drive-in. It was good, too. I hope they do a sequel for this one. |
| A Great Action-Thriller. Ignore the "critics" (by cdp-16186) |
| First off, ignore all of the so called professional critics who have been slamming this film with overly negative reviews, simply due to petty politics. They are no better than the vile individuals that planned to flood Black Panther with negative ratings. It is a violent, action-thriller, so it is what it is. If you enjoy the genre, you'll likely enjoy this film.It's not the greatest movie ever, but it is far the splatty/rotten ratings it has received. |
| Great revenge movie, very satisfying (by geeliddell) |
| Don't pay attention to the critics.Just becasue this movie does not go along with the Approved Narrative does not mean it is boring. The movie might present a negative side of Chicago Rahm Immanuel's city . It is a first class action revenge flick, presenting the frustrations of average Americans who are told by the police to 'wait' and 'have faith' while their loved ones go unnoticed to the grave!!! Never a dull moment. |
| Great Vicarious Enjoyment (by PretoriaDZ) |
| Having seen and enjoyed the original, I was interested to see how this remake might be different.The choice to make the lead character a doctor was a good one because it added complexity - the man is both a healer and a killer. The action is moved from New York to Chicago. With today's headlines and body count in Chicago, it seems very real for people to be rooting for anyone who can at least help slow down the madness of innocent people including children being shot without regard for human life.Bruce Willis is also a good choice for the lead because he has natural charisma; you want <more> |
| A Throwback Action Film (by soundoflight) |
| Do you remember when movies were made just to be movies, and not to push political agendas? Do you remember when movies where meant to be fun, and not lessons? Do you remember when action movies had a semblance of depth and were not just reliant on CGI?I do. And so do the makers of Death Wish. Death Wish is a throwback to the good old days, the days of movies like Die Hard - just good solid action movies that took the time to build character and create interesting stories. Death WIsh is not 2 hours of people getting their head blown off though there are heads blown off, don't worry . I <more> |
| Dr. Die Hard or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Second Amendment (by the-real-max-g-force) |
| This was a competent, paint-by-numbers, vigilante revenge flick. Bruce Willis is believable as an older man who wants to kill the scum of the earth. Writing, pacing, direction are all good. There's even a nice pro-second amendment message woven into the finale. |
| The terrible reviews are down to politics (by seanruth007-1) |
| This is an old-school revenge flick with gratuitous violence. Nothing more, nothing less. By no means does it deserve the horrible reviews; most of them are down to politics. Rating a movie badly due to something as "timing" does not make sense to me.While I would not call it a must-see, it's definitely worth a 100 or so minutes on Netflix or whatever. Do watch it if you're a Bruce Willis fan. |